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 Re: How is Rayburn?
[Re: justindiehl7]
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05/16/13 01:30 PM
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fishinginthedark05
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18.35 won the Bassmaster Weekend Series this past Saturday (the 11th) It's not fishing as good as it has in the past, but there are still good fish to be found. Cull through enough dinks and eventually you will find a good one. Find a spot you think looks good with grass and beat it up.
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Re: How is Rayburn?
[Re: justindiehl7]
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05/16/13 01:34 PM
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Cryers
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The big bites up shallow have definitely gotten tougher to get compared to 7-8 years ago, but there are plenty of big girls offshore. I find it much easier to catch a big one when I stay deeper.
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Re: How is Rayburn?
[Re: justindiehl7]
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05/16/13 02:08 PM
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TexFisher91
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I watched a guy pull out a bass the week before the big bass splash that weighed 10.4 on my scales. over by the 147 bridge...
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Re: How is Rayburn?
[Re: justindiehl7]
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05/16/13 03:42 PM
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the skipper
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Rayburn still has big fish but you better put quite a few piles off shore to be consistent in tourneys. The fish are always on the move and thats the only thing to hold a few of good size. But be aware, people will find them and fish them hard. Thats why most locals go up river where most wont go. Less pressure and the fish are more predictable up there. The lake still has good fish and plenty of them, they can just be hard to find and the next day they move.
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Re: How is Rayburn?
[Re: justindiehl7]
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05/16/13 04:29 PM
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bassnbuddy1
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Places where I used to catch large mouth I now catch Kentucky's. I catch about 22 evertime I go out, but only 4 or 5 are 14 inches. I think the lake is over populated with Kentucky's consuming alot of the food the large mouths used to eat.
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Re: How is Rayburn?
[Re: Bigron119]
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05/16/13 04:59 PM
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Javelin
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90% of the people are trying to fish Rayburn "in the past". They are looking for Grass Mats, Trap Fish, Frog Fish, Wacky Worm Fish, etc.... Many of these patterns are old patterns and have not returned to their "full glory". The 10% of people that do good in the tournaments are the ones that have adapted and adjusted to new locations and new patterns. Rayburn has PHYSICALLY changed from low water to current level conditions. Fishing is still ok but you have to be willing to change and adjust to the lake and then you also have to consider the seasonal changes.
Spot on, I could not say it better myself. Rayburn was never a "big bass" lake. Fork and Falcon are big bass lakes, rayburn has always been a lake to catch fish up to 10 lbs but not much over unless you get lucky.
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Re: How is Rayburn?
[Re: justindiehl7]
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05/17/13 01:07 AM
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I've seen the lake change drastically over the past 3 years since I came to college. It's been fun and challenging keeping up with the fish and findng new ways to catch them.
You'll get your butt kicked out there if you try to fish the past.... can't think of many other times that I would be happy to not have years and years of experience on a lake.
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